In the early morning hours of December 10, 2014, Clarence Doris Minter Jr., a 25-year-old male, was at his home on Fisher Street in Bolivar, Tennessee, engrossed in creating music on his computer. Suddenly, at approximately 3:15 a.m., a bullet pierced through the bedroom window, striking him in the face. The single gunshot resulted in a severe wound to the right side of his jaw. Minter was rushed to the Regional Medical Center in Memphis for treatment. Despite medical efforts, he succumbed to his injuries on Friday, December 19, 2014.
Born on January 6, 1989, to Clarence Doris Minter, Sr. and Ruby Woods Minter Harvey, Clarence was a 2007 graduate of Bolivar Central High School. He had pursued further education at both Tennessee State University and the Tennessee Technology Center, where he studied automotive repair. Known to his loved ones, he was a father to his three-year-old daughter, Caitlyn.
The investigation into Minter's death led the Bolivar Police Department through a series of smaller arrests that ultimately quelled a rash of shootings that had plagued the city since the previous September. On February 18, 2015, authorities announced a significant breakthrough in the case with the arrest of two individuals.
Kuryakin Rashad Woods, 20, was taken into custody and faced charges of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A second suspect, 20-year-old Johnathan Shaquille Genes, was also charged with conspiracy to commit murder. At the time of his arrest, Genes had recently been released from incarceration for a probation violation and a prior conviction for firearm possession by a convicted felon. Police officials noted that the series of arrests connected to the investigation had led to a marked decrease in violent crime within the city.
